The 4 AM Breakthrough: Unconventional Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fiction

by
Brian Kiteley
Published in 2008
by Writer’s Digest Books

In this companion book to The 3 AM Epiphany: Uncommon Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fiction, Brian Kiteley, former director of the University of Denver’s creative writing program, offers two hundred more writing prompts to help fiction writers expand their craft. Kiteley begins with personal stories that provide insight into what inspired his teachings and divides the book into three sections—Patterns; Concepts; and People, Places, Things—providing lessons and exercises focused on style, language, character, and more. Also included in the book is an appendix with a list of reference books, advice for teachers and students, and an essay about teaching fiction exercises. The straightforward yet playful mix of lessons and prompts from Kiteley are perfect for creative writing teachers and any writer seeking guidance and inspiration.